Decatur Glassblowing is a Hot Shop and Glass Art Gallery in Decatur, Georgia. Glass artist Nathan Nardi started the studio in 2012 and now runs the business with his wife, Carli. They aim to share their passion and knowledge of glass with the community through their events, classes, and gallery. 

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From Machine Shop to Studio

In 2011, Nate moved back to his home town and happened upon a shop sale at 250 Freeman Street. He was buying scrap steel to build a furnace in his parent's garage. Nate found out that the building was for sale and later purchased the property. Click here to see how Decatur Glassblowing has grown and transformed over time. 

Meet Our Team

Nate Nardi
Owner/Glass Artist
IG: @nardiglass

Atlanta native, Nathan Nardi always found himself drawn to creative expression through making.

​​He discovered his passion for glass blowing in 2001 while at Jacksonville University, where he​... Read More.

Glasswork by Nate

Nate's Bio

Carli Nardi
​Owner/Operations
​IG: @claybycarli

Carli began working for Nate in 2014 before graduating from Georgia State University with a BA in Studio Art.
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​Her professional experience includes corporate marketing and event planning, allowing her to oversee the gallery and all scheduling aspects of the business. When she is not busy with her two daughters, Carli enjoys coaching lacrosse and playing with clay in her pottery studio.

Abigail Yeagley
Studio Manager
www.aeyeagley.wordpress.com

Upon completion of her BFA: Glass, Abigail lived for several years in Corning, NY where she worked for Corning Museum of Glass and volunteered at local glass studios. She relocated to Atlanta to work for Nate, who was her intro to glass instructor at Kent State University in 2007. 

​Her work is inspired by nature, science fiction and the intersection of mechanics and biology. Abigail's extensive studio experience has translated well into the roles of manager and instructor at Decatur Glassblowing. She is currently pursuing a degree in architecture at Kennesaw State University.

Carolina Hall
Lead Instructor
​IG: @challglass​

Carolina tried glassblowing for the first time as a senior in high school. Fall of 2012 she attended Hastings College in Hastings, NE and in 2016 graduated with her Bachelors in Studio Arts: Glass. In 2014, she attended a session with Jessica Jane Julius and Erica Rosenfeld at Pilchuck Glass School.

​From 2015-2016 she was the TA to all intro to glass classes. She then moved to work in the studios in the metro Atlanta area.  Her style of work is very whimsical and inspired by everyday life of humans and what makes them work. She began work for Decatur Glassblowing in 2018 as both gallery host and instructor. 

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David Quintanar
​Gallery Manager
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David has worked for Decatur Glassblowing since 2018.

​His skills allow him to oversee the daily gallery tasks and occasionally assist with glassblowing when needed.

Nicholas Folz​
Glassblower & Instructor
​IG: @intuition010

A Wisconsin native, Nicholas has been blowing glass since early 2014. He received his BFA: 3-D from the University of Wisconsin: Stevens Point (UWSP) with an emphasis in glass. By his senior year he was a TA for the beginning glass blowing class and received the “Best of Show” award in a student juried show.

​After college Nicholas spent time taking commissions and selling work in the Milwaukee area until he accepted a position as an assistant at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio. He now works at Decatur Glassblowing as an instructor and assistant. His dreams are to work diligently towards his Masters of Fine Arts, teach advanced glass blowing, and eventually own his own studio.

Allen Bush
​Glassblowing Instructor
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Allen was born in Goodrich, MI. In 1978  he started his glass career. He uses hot glass, warm glass, and cold glass techniques to produce one of a kind art pieces. 

After moving to Georgia, he had an opportunity to work with Tom Bellhouse, a N. Georgia glassblower. He also attended classes at Penland School of Crafts. From 2002 to 2020, Allen had the privilege of running the glass shop for Stone Mountain Park. He retired in 2020.
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He has a glass shop at his home, which he built. At his studio he produces one of a kind glass art. Allen likes the building process and has helped build several glass studios and furnaces for other glassblowers. 

Anna Carnes​
Marketing Manager
www.annacarnes.com

Anna joined the DG team in 2021 and brings a variety of experience from many facets of the Decatur art community.

​Originally from Indiana, she worked as a gallery assistant in the Dalton Gallery of Agnes Scott College for most of her college career there, serving as the Kirk Curatorial Fellow and now Gallery Manager since her graduation in 2019.  

Anna previously worked as the Project Manager for the Decatur Arts Alliance, and has done everything from bartending openings to curating large juried exhibitions and graphic design/social media marketing in her work in the arts so far.  She enjoys creating in a wide variety of mediums in her spare time.